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Saturday, June 18
Gung Haggis dragon boat team APRES-PADDLE PARTY @ The ROXY
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Todd
on Sat 18 Jun 2005 11:22 PM PDT
Come to our Paddlers' Appreciation Party... June 19th @ The Roxy more »
Friday, January 21
Fred Wah shines at Gung Haggis Fat Choy World Poetry night event
by
Todd
on Fri 21 Jan 2005 01:06 PM PST
Fred Wah held the audience in thrall as he read his poems at the recent Gung Haggis Fat Choy World Poetry Night reading January 17, at the Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch. Wah read poems from his many works such as Diamond Grill and the collection Waiting for Sasketchewan which had won him the Govenor General's Award for Poetry. Wah chose many poems to fit the evening's hybrid theme, many of them about food. He spoke about how food transcended cultures and recalled the foods he had grown up with. Just over 100 people attended the evening and listend to Wah speek about his experiences growing up hybrid between his father's mixed Irish, Scottish and Chinese heredity and his mother's Swedish family while growing up in Canada's not always multicultural-friendly communities. more »
Sunday, January 16
Gung Haggis Fat Choy World Poetry Night at Vancouver Public Library - tomorrow!
by
Todd
on Sun 16 Jan 2005 01:10 AM PST
At 7:30pm bagpiper Joe McDonals will "pipe" the performers into the Alice MacKay room at the Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch. The evening of poetry and music will include singalongs, some poetry by Robert Burns and references to Chinese New Year. We blend together Canadian contemporary poets born in Scotland, China, or of Chinese or Scottish ancestry. Gung Haggis Fat Choy World Poetry Night addresses what came before, what is in-between and what is beyond.
We feature poets Fred Wah, Joe McDonald, Dugald Christie, Shirley Sue-A-Quan + hosts Ariadne Sawyer, Alejandro Olea-Mujica + Todd Wong - Me! more »
Friday, January 14
January 17 - Gung Haggis Fat Choy World Poetry Night at Vancouver Public Library
by
Todd
on Fri 14 Jan 2005 10:10 AM PST
World Poetry and Gung Haggis Fat Choy come together for one night - January 17th, 7:30pm at the Vancouver Public Library - Central Branch - Alice McKay Room. 350 Georgia St. Vancouver.
Check out our fabulous GHFC World Poetry Poster more »
Tuesday, December 7
Gung Haggis Fat Choy Poetry Night Summary - January 17, 2005
by
Roland Tanglao
on Tue 07 Dec 2004 06:08 PM PST
Gung Haggis Fat Choy World Poetry Night!
WHEN: 7:30p.m. Monday January 17, 2005WHAT: A very special intercultural poetry night celebrating Robbie Burns day and Chinese New Year featuring
Hosted by Todd Wong
for more information contact Todd Wong 604-987-7124 or e-mail gunghaggis@yahoo.ca Thursday, November 25
January 17, 2005 Gung Haggis Fat Choy World Poetry Night poster
by
Todd
on Thu 25 Nov 2004 10:50 AM PST
Here is the 2005 poster for Gung Haggis Fat Choy World Poetry Night. January 17, 2005, 7pm Monday evening. Vancouver Public Library, Central Branch, 350 West Georgia Street, Vancouver - Alice Mackay Room Featured poets are: Fred Wah, winner of Governor General's Award for Poetry for his collection "Waiting for Sasketchewan", writer of 17 books including "The Diamond Grill" a bio-fiction work of prose poem examining growing up mixed race in a Chinese cafe in Prairie Canada. Fred is a retired English professor from University of Calgary, and is the self-described son of a Canadian born Scottish-Chinese-Irish father and a Swedish born Canadian mother. Dugald Christie, born in Scotland, winner of World Poetry Series Lifetime Achievement Award. Shirley Sue-A-Quan, born in China, writer, jounalist. Joe McDonald, born in Canada of Scottish ancestry, singer/songwriter and player of bagpipes, keyboards and harmonica. Hosts are Todd Wong (5th generation Chinese Canadian and creator of Gung Haggis Fat Choy), Ariadne Sawyer and Alejandro Mujica (respectively born and raised in Canada and Chile).
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2010 GUNG HAGGIS FAT CHOY Dinner
January 31, 2010 Contact Firehall Arts Centre: phone 604.689.0926 2010 prices SINGLE TICKET $60 + $5 service charge = $65 Student price is $50 + $4.50 = $54.50 (must show student high school or university ID) Children's price is $40 + $4.00 = $44 (ages 13 and under). Reservations for tables of 10 $600 + lower service charge WHAT: GUNG HAGGIS FAT CHOY: Toddish McWong's Robbie Burns Chinese New Year Dinner - 12th Annversary Dinner, celebrating 251st Anniversary of Robert Burns' birth + incoming Chinese New Year of the Tiger. WHEN: 6PM January 31 2010, SUNDAY doors open 5pm, Dinner 6pm WHERE: Floata Chinese Restaurant, #400-180 Keefer St. Media Inquiries Call Gung Haggis Productions / Todd Wong direct: 778-846-7090 email: gunghaggis at yahoo dot ca CULTURE: Our Performers create something special for us every year with traditional and contemporary performances featuring everything in-between and beyond! FOOD: A quirky fusion/mix/buffet of Scottish Canadian and Chinese Canadian culture 10 course Chinese banguet dinner 2004 - The debut of Gung Haggis Won-Ton 2005 - Haggis lettuce wrap! 2007 - Haggis dim sum appetizer buffet 2008 - Scotch tastings! + debut of Gung Haggis parade dragon! 2009 - debut of Gung Haggis Fat Choy Pipes & Drums band + auction of 37 year old special edition Famous Grouse whisky + scotch tastings of Famous Grouse, The Macallan and Highland Park. Watch for more surprises in 2010! Description of 2009 Gung Haggis Fat Choy Dinner co-hosted with CBC News anchor Gloria Macarenko and Media colunist Catherine Barr featuring performers: bagpiper Joe McDonald and Mad Celts, Silk Road Music's Qiu Xia He and Andre Thibault, Opera Soprano Heather Pawsey and DJ Timothy Wisdom, BC Book Prize winner Vancouver poet Rita Wong + poet traslator Tommy Tao, Playwright Adrienne Wong and a scene from "Mixie and The Half-Breeds" Description of 2008 Gung Haggis Fat Choy Dinner co-hosted with Media colunist Catherine Barr featuring performers: , celtic band Blackthorn, bagpiper Joe McDonald and Brave Waves, Ji-Rong Huang on erhu, Film maker Ann-Marie Fleming, Vancouver poet laureate George McWhirter, Playwright Grace Chin and a scene from "The Quickie" Description of 2007 Gung Haggis Fat Choy Dinner co-hosted with CBC Radio's Priya Ramu, featuring performers: Silk Road Music, Heather Pawsey, Brave Waves, Leora Cashe, No Luck Club, Dr. Ian Mason (Burns Club of Vancouver) Lensey Namioka - Author "Half and Half" Margaret Gallagher, "Twisting Fortunes" (sneak preview of play) Description of 2006 Gung Haggis Fat Choy Dinner with co-host with CityTV's Prem Gill featuring performers: Rick Scott & Harry Wong, The Shirleys, Joe McDonald & Brave Waves, Sean Gunn, author Joy Kogawa, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gung Haggis Fat Choy Dragon Boat team for lots of summer fun, fitness and friendship. We are a social team full of cultural vigor, that likes to eat. We have been featured on television, local, national and international. We have a unique and internationally famous fundraiser dinner event. We practice starting March Sunday 1:30 pm -3:30 pm Tuesday 6pm-7:45pm We meet at Dragon Zone clubhouse - just south of Science World in Creekside Park above the Aquabus and dragon boat docks. Our coach Todd Wong has 15+ years of experience including novice, recreational and competitive levels, and both community and corporate teams. Our 2008 season took us to races in Burnaby, Vancouver, Vernon, Vancouver Taiwanese race, UBC, Ft. Langley. It was our strongest team ever and we are proud of our race performances. For more information: Click on Gung Haggis Fat Choy Dragon Boat team information phone: 778-846-7090 e-mail: gunghaggis at yahoo dot ca ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sponsors
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